The 5 stages of data maturity

Understanding the 5 stages of data maturity

Data maturity is an organisation's journey towards improvement and increased capability in using data.

This resource provides a top level summary of the five stages of data maturity (Unaware, Emerging, Learning, Developing, and Mastering) and what each stage might look like for an organisation.

For a more detailed breakdown of the different stages of data maturity within 7 key themes, see our Data Maturity Framework.

To see where your organisation currently is on its journey to data maturity, complete our free online data maturity assessment.

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Version 2, first published August 2025.

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